village girl › nct 2018

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since i've been writing and watching too much gore stuff i need to cleanse my mind with some fluff :')

anyways yeAh

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       3RD PERSONS VIEW。

"what was the call about, auntie?" hyori questions as she leaned back onto the kitchen counter. hyori, jaeyoung, and miyeon were all by the kitchen as jaeyoung was showcasing her new recipe she had come up with when mrs. kang informed them about the phone call from the palace.

mrs kang chuckled as she clasped her hands together, indicating that it was good news.

miyeon, who was busy snacking on the newly baked cookies jaeyoung made, hummed as she studied mrs kang's gestures. "you look excited, mrs kang! did something good happen with the phone call?"

mrs kang nodded, "the royal family has asked us to cater their grand ball again!"

jaeyoung's mixing came to an abrupt stop upon hearing the news mrs kang said. her fingers around the wooden spoon as she slowly poked the unfinished batter, "r-royal family? us cater? grand ball!?" her eyes went wide as her voice squeaked.

miyeon was beyond happy to hear the news, "really!? that's great!" she smiles widely, eyeing her best friend, "super great!"

"right, jaeyoung?" miyeon smirked, an playful aura surrounding her which made jaeyoung grow more nervous than she already was.

"do i have to go?" jaeyoung raised a brow at mrs kang, literally ignoring her friend's question making the latter gape at her in shock.

mrs kang hummed, "well, we're supposed to go anyways so i don't know what's holding you back."

hyori eyed the girl, "don't you want to enter the palace?"

the thought bothered jaeyoung a lot. a lot of things were blocking her from entering the palace. for one she knew it was a whole new world there, another was seulhyo, and lastly the royal family. doyoung's words caught her off guard last time.

what did happen last time? jaeyoung gripped tightly onto the wooden spoon, what's going on in the palace.

"yah," jaeyoung snaps out of her trance, looking up at hyori. "you're distracted, anything wrong?"

jaeyoung clears her throat, her grasp on the spoon loosening, "it's nothing." she forces a smile before slowly walking out the kitchen, "that batter makes good brownies." she mutters, pointing at the bowl she left at the table. "i'll be going out for a walk." and with that, she left the bakery.

miyeon frowned, hopping off the counter, "i'm gonna–"

the girl was cut off when mrs kang stopped her from going any further. miyeon glanced at the baker as she shook her head, "leave jaeyoung alone for awhile. it's what she needs." mrs kang said and all miyeon could ever do was stare at the exit, slumping her shoulders.

jaeyoung huffed, walking around the village. "i haven't done this in weeks."

taking a breather, the girl strolled the sidewalk, glancing upon different shops along the way. she had totally no idea where she was going, all she knew was she wanted to get away for now.

an antique shop met her gaze making her come into a halt, staring at the shop for a bit. "this looks interesting." she mumbles as she pushes the door to the shop open, welcoming her in.

eyes roaming around different antiques, slowly landing on the counter where an old man stood. white hair, squinted eyes, spectacles, and an old fashioned suit. "oh, hello." the man utters, noticing the new presence in his shop.